Volkmar Richter
About Volkmar Richter
Volkmar Richter is a former producer for CBC Radio, first in Toronto, then in Vancouver. He is a life-long movie fan ever since he was taken to his first as a boy in a small town in Austria. It was an American swashbuckler that he's been watching out for ever since.
New movies: Harsh self histories from the U.S. and Russia, and Chinese mythology in animation
Also: Stories of extreme religious devotion, a father-and-son escape run and a sweet teen romance.
Reviewing a gem from the Victoria Film Festival, a couple’s loud, long night, and a screwy worldview
Also: An action blast from China, drama from France, low scenes from Tokyo, and a father’s other life.
A star-studded cop film, a bright family watch, and women defying sport barriers
Also: Two women’s adversity, and two men’s violent lives.
Movies about class struggle in India, baby fears in N.Z., and a free screening of an activist's life story
Also a medical emergency, a teen’s sexual confusion, and a funny monster movie.
Movies about us in lockdown, wars of the future, and Marvel enters sitcom universe
Also a small business charmer, and two wildly different horror movies.
Movies with a political murder, a birthing loss, and a classic children’s tale
Also: A runaway slave’s story, some British ultra-violence, and an Alabama romance.
One new film and my 10 best of 2020
Worth a look: Sing Me A Song, Mank, News Of the World, First Cow and Bacurau.
Big movies for Christmas from Tom Hanks, George Clooney and Wonder Woman
Also, 'Soul' from Pixar, 'The Witches,' a woman’s revenge, a famous trial and Ireland clichéd.
Movies with 2 great actors, a reason to drink responsibly and the aftermath of an eco-disaster
Also, more from Whistler, Chinese history redux, Jane Austen updated and a video games romp.
Movie reviews: Double dose of Meryl Streep and a couple B.C. films streaming from Whistler
Also, a Black athlete’s troubles and some Vancouver-filmed other realities.